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The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons were an American R&B and doo wop group, distinct from many similar groups of the 1950s and 60s in their tradition Italian-American sound. Group leader Frankie Valli had begun recording in 1953, but the group (Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Joe Long and Nick Massi) didn't release their first hit until 1962, with "Sherry", produced by Bob Crewe.
The Four Seasons followed up "Sherry" with several well-remembered hits, including "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man" and "Candy Girl". In the mid 1960s, the British Invasion slowed down their career somewhat, but the Four Seasons released several more big hits in 1964, such as "Dawn", "Rag Doll", "Big Man in Town", "Ronnie" and "Save It for Me". By the end of the decade, however, the group's career was essentially over, as public interest moved towards rock with a harder edge and more socially conscious lyrics. The band would, however, enjoy a brief renaissance in the mid 1970s, with the hits "Who Loves You?", "Swearin' to God", and "Oh What a Night (December 1963)".
The band name is also the name of a legal partnership that Valli and Gaudio entered into at the start of their careers, agreeing to split all the proceeds from their musical efforts 50-50. The partnership continues to this day.
The Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
Discography
1962 Sherry & 11 Others
1962 Four Seasons' Greetings
1963 Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others
1963 Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others
1963 Folk Nanny
1964 Born to Wander
1964 Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great Songs
1964 Rag Doll
1964 The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons
1964 Girls, Girls, Girls - We Love Girls
1965 The 4 Seasons Entertain You
1966 Live on Stage
1966 Working My Way Back to You
1966 Lookin' Back
1966 The 4 Seasons' Christmas Album
1968 Edizione D'oro
1969 The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette
1969 Peanuts
1970 Half and Half
1972 Chameleon
1975 Fallen Angel
1976 Helicon
1981 Reunited - Live with Frankie Valli
1985 Streetfighter
1990 Live, Vol. 1
1990 Live, Vol. 2
1992 Hope & Glory
1993 The Four Seasons Dance Album
1993 Dance Album
1994 Sherry/Big Girls Don't Cry
1994 Sing for You
1995 Oh What a Night
1995 Who Loves You
1996 Four Season with Frankie Valli
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Other meanings
The Four Seasons is also the collective name for four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi; see The Four Seasons (Vivaldi).
The Four Seasons is also a hotel chain.
The Four Seasons is also the title of a film directed by Alan Alda and starring Alda and Carol Burnett
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